RAMEEZ RAJA

Speculation is rife that Younis Khan will quit one-day cricket after the World Cup and chances are it would be far from a fairytale farewell for one of Pakistan's modern batting greats.
Runs have dried up, his team's World Cup campaign is in disarray, fans back home are fuming and pundits,...

Karachi: Senior Pakistan batsman Younis Khan, toast of the nation three months ago after reeling off four Test hundreds, has become the target of criticism after the team's humiliating World Cup losses with senior players calling on him to retire.
After he failed again in Pakistan's demoralising defeat to the West...

Karachi: Pakistan's former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has advised captain Misbah-ul-Haq to become more stern and be strong with the players if the team harbours hopes of doing well in the cricket World Cup.
"I am totally disappointed today at the way some of our batsmen played rash strokes and got...

Karachi:Pakistan's former captain Rameez Raja has said that the ICC needs to tweak its new protocol on illegal bowling actions to ensure the 'doosra' remains part of the sport.
"The ICC appears to have made up its mind to show no leniency to bowlers who they feel try to bypass the...

Karachi: Pakistan's batting capitulation on the final day of the first Test against Sri Lanka has left many former players angry and redfaced. Batting legend and former captain, Hanif Muhammad had said at close on the fourth day that only a miracle could lead to a result in the Test...

Karachi: Former Pakistan skipper Rameez Raja feels India will be under greater pressure when they take on Pakistan in their Twenty20 World Cup league match in Dhaka on March 21, as they would be keen to avenge their Asia Cup defeat.
"Many pundits believe that the way India lost the Asia...

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja, who had openly supported the ICC's structural revamp process initiated by cricket boards from India, England and Australia feels that PCB might just have missed out on extracting its own share of pie which would benefitted country's cricket.
"I don't know but perhaps Pakistan might...

Karachi: Pakistan's former Test captain Rameez Raja has said the ongoing oneday series between India and Australia has produced quality cricket and would be of great help to the team from Down Under during the Ashes this year.
"People had said that Australia should not have played this series before the...

New Delhi: Former captain and noted commentator Ramiz Raja feels offspinner Saeed Ajmal's presence is the "xfactor" that Pakistan will have against India in the upcoming fivematch limited overs series, which starts in Bangalore from Tuesday. "India have the advantage of coming into the series having played against England while...

New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja feels India can go on to "brownwash" England in the ongoing Test series if they win the second match of the series starting November 23 in Mumbai. India have taken a 10 lead in the series after winning the opening Test in Ahmedabad...

Karachi: Former Pakistan Test captain Rameez Raja has backed the decision to remove Mohsin Khan as the chief coach of the national team and made some scathing remarks about him on his Twitter page.
Rameez said, 'when a person is not capable of even walking straight under the influence of liquor,...

Dubai: Former Pakistan captain and coach Waqar Younis feels the spotfixing scandal and other controversies, which hit Pakistan cricket in 2010, only made the players stronger and is one of the reasons for the national team's consistent performance in the last 18 months.
Waqar, who stepped down as the head...

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja feels restoring bilateral cricket ties with India should be the top priority of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
"Our cricket has got a few very important priorities which need to be looked at. First one obviously is how to relaunch cricket back in Pakistan. Number two...

Lahore: Former captain Rameez Raja has emerged as the frontrunner for the position of chief operating officer (COO) in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Official sources in the board confirmed that new chairman, Zaka Ashraf has already made an offer to Rameez to take over as COO.
"Rameez is Zaka Ashraf's first...